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    Nigeria

    By Ma. Rizza Leonzon // 26 August 2010

    Nigeria’s ascent as Africa’s top oil producer is driving growth in the African nation. However, the nation’s oil industry faces challenges, including the expected approval of energy legislation which U.S. and European oil executives caution may curtail investments. Presidential polls next year may also reignite violence in the Niger Delta, the nation’s primary oil region, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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